Holder for parcels or bundles



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- G. B, ROWE.

HOLDER FOR PARCELS 0R BUNDLES. N0. 367,321. Patented July 26, 1887.

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N. PETERS, mabuu m. waman k i n c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BUOHER ROWE, OF EDDYVILLE, IOWA.

HOLDER FOR PARCELS OR BUNDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,821, dated July 26,1887.

Application filed January 31, 1887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BUOHER Rowe, a citizen of the United States,residing at Eddyville,in the countyofWapello and State ofIowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Parcels orBundles; and

I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures'of reference marked thereon, which form apart of thisspecification. a

This invention relates to package or bundle holders which are composedof a Windlass, a support therefor, tapes or strands, and a bail orhandle. Heretofore in the paying off or winding up of the tapes orstrands the handle, which is fixedly secured to the Windlass, revolvedtherewith. This feature'is objectionable, in that it prevents a firmgrasp upon the Windlass-support and also impedes the free movement ofthe Windlass.

viate this objection by having the handle or bail secured to a collar,which is loosely mounted upon the Windlass shaft and is adapted tointerlockywith a corresponding collar secured upon said shaft, so thatwhen the handle is turned down the collars are disengaged and thewindlass can revolve in either direction without imparting any motion tothe handle; but when the latter is turned up the collars interlock, andthe handle can be used as a means to further tighten the tapes or 4round strands, so as not to tangle.

Another object of the invention is having the Windlass provided with ameans for quickly rotating the same tot-ake up any slack in the tapesorstrands and partially tighten the same about the parcel or bundle, whichmeansconsists of an extra or winding cord, which is wound upon theWindlass inan opposite direction to the binding-strands, so that as saidbinding tapes or strands are unwound it (the winding-cord) is Wound up,and vice versa.

The improvement further consists inthe novel features more fullyhereinafter set forth, claimed, and shownin theaccompanying draw ings,in which:

Serial No. 226,081. (No model.)

Figure l is a perspective view of aholder of my construction embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a perspective detail view of the upper portion of the Windlass,showing the operation of the handle. Fig. 4 is a transverse section onthe line Y Y of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the Windlass, thebinding strands, and the winding-cord.

The object of the invention is the construction of a holder possessingthe above-named advantages, and which will be simple, compact,efficient, and durable.

The Windlass-support A is a slat 0r bar-of wood or metal of suitablelength andwidth, and is transversely apcrtured,or may have staples orguides near or at each end for the pas sage of the binding-strands a anda, which pass over rollers or staples of, journaled in each of thetransverse openings (6*, and has an opening, a, between the openings ain which the lower end of the Windlass" shaft B is journaled. The drumor indlass, composed of upper and lower disks, I) and b, respectively,and an in One of'the objects of the invention is to ob termediateportion, b,'is secured to the shaft B, and the disk I) rests upon theslat A, and 'is held against vertical displacement by the keepers (Z andd, arranged diagonally opposite each other upon diametricallyoppositesides of the disk. The Windlass and shaft are further held againstvertical displa'cement'by the washer (3, which is larger than theopening a, secured to the lower end of theshaft B, and having its outerportion bearing upon the under side of the slat beyond the sides of theopening at The Windlass is held against retrograde movement by theratchet-wheel D, secured upon. the shaft B and seated in the re cess ofin the upper side of the slat, and the latch E, seated in the channelit" and held therein by the plate 11. A spring, 6, is interposed betweenthe end ofthe latch and the end of thechannel for holding the latch inengagement with the ratchet. The tension of this spring is regulated bya set-screw, e, at one end thereof, which may be inserted in the end ofthe channel or the end of the latch. This construction is preferred, asthe screw is more accessible. The latch can be withdrawn by the knob e.The upper end of the shaft is provided with the collar F, havingteethfon its under side or lower end. The handle G is connected withacorresponding collar, F, having correspondinginterlocking teeth, f. Thecollar F is secured to the shaft B, while the collar F is looselymounted thereon, and is free to have a free rotary movement about saidshaft 13 when the teeth fand f are disengaged.

The handle is composed, preferably, of a wire doubled on itself, formingarms 9, which arms have eyes 9 near their ends for receiving thetrunnionsf", projecting from the sides of the collar F. The ends of thearms project beyond the trunnions sufficiently far to engage with thedisk 6 when the handle is turned up and move the collar F toward thecollar F, so as to effect an interlocking of the teeth f and f.

Of course it must be understood that, while this construction justdescribed and shown is preferred, it is not absolutely necessary to theaccomplishment of the desired result-moving the collar 1 toward thecollar F-that the arms 9 be extended beyond the trunnions, inasmuch asthe weight of the parcel will aecomplish the same result, as will bereadily appreciated.

The winding strands a and a are doubled upon themselves and have theirends secured to the Windlass in any approved manner. Pulleys or sheavesh are supported in the bights of the strands and are held at a relativedistance apart by the bar H, which is preferably arched.

In practice the parcel is placed between the slat A and the bar H, withthe strands a and a embracing the same; or the strands can be separatedand the parcel placed between the separated parts of the strands. Incase the bindingstrands are very slack, the sale-that is, the slackistaken up by pulling upon the winding-cord I, which is wound upon thewindlass in an opposite direction to the binding-strands. This operationunwinds said cord I and winds up the binding-strands. If the parcel islarger than can be accommodated by the amount of strands unwound fromthe windlass, more can be let out by withdrawing the latch E and pullingupon the bar H or upon one of the strands.

In the event of the parcel being placed parallel with the bar H and theslot A and between the separated strands, the bar H can be used as ahandle by reason of the arch, which will be readily understood.

The strands pass beneath and through guides J and J, and are separatedand prevented from twisting by guards k and k',passed between the foldedportions of each strand and secured to the under side of the slatdirectly beneath the pulleys a and extended across the openings (0.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the slat, the hinding-strands, the Windlasshaving its shaft projeeted, and the collar secured to said shaft andhaving teeth, of the corresponding collar loosely mounted upon the shaftand having corresponding teeth adapted to interlock with the fixedcollar, and the handle connected with said loose collar or slat,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, with the slat, the hinding-strand, the Windlasshaving its shaft projected, and the collar secured thereto having teeth,of the collar loosely mounted upon the shaft between the Windlass andfixed collar, and having corresponding teeth adapted to interlock withthose of the fixed collar, and the handle pivotally connected with theloose collar and having its ends projected beyond said pivotal pointsand adapted to bear upon the Windlass, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In a holder for parcels or bundles, the combination of the slat, theWindlass, the binding-strands extending in opposite directions and fromopposite sides of the Windlass, and the supplemental or winding cordcoiled around the Windlass in a reverse direction to thebinding-strands, whereby the latter are wound when said supplementalcord is unwound, and vice versa, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the slat, the Windlass, the binding-strandsdoubled on themselves, the sheaves placed in the bights of said strands,and the arched bar uniting the sheaves, substantially as shown, and forthe purpose described.

5. The combination of the slat, the windlass having its shaft projectedand journaled in the slat, the binding-strands, the ratchet-wheelmounted upon the shaft and located in a recess in the slat, the slidinglatch seated in a channel, the spring between the rear end of the latchand the end of the channel, and the set-screw for regulating the tensionof said spring, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my siguaturein presence of two witnesses.

GEORG E BUCHER ROYVE.

\Vitnesses:

I. S. RIGGS, W. P. BRODRIOK.

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